The use of the pectoralis myocutaneous flap for repair of a retrosternal esophagocolonic anastomotic leak

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 101, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 802-805

  Williams, J Kerwin ^a   Wood, Robert J ^a,b   Hawes, Arthur ^a   Mansour, Kamal A ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b EMORY CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANASTOMOSIS LEAKAGE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ESOPHAGUS DISEASE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDIASTINITIS; MYOCUTANEOUS FLAP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; COLON; ESOPHAGUS; HUMANS; MALE; MEDIASTINITIS; PECTORALIS MUSCLES; REOPERATION; SKIN TRANSPLANTATION; SURGICAL FLAPS; SURGICAL WOUND DEHISCENCE; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 0031893806     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006534-199803000-00032     Document Type: Article

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